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Latest News - December 2014
- Google Adds Song Lyrics To Search Results, Stymieing Lyrics Sites Everywhere
- Amazon Gifts Over $200 Worth Of Apps Just In Time For Christmas
- Samsung Smart TVs To Gain PlayStation Now Streaming In 2015
- US Internet Delivers ‘World’s Fastest’ 10Gbps Fiber Service To Minneapolis
- Samsung’s Galaxy S4, 2012-Era Galaxy Note 2 To Receive Android 5.0 Lollipop
- Rockstar Consortium’s Android Assault Ends As It Sells 4,000 Patents To RPX For $900M
- Apple Pushes Its First Automated Security Update To Squash Critical OS X NTP Flaw
- Hewlett-Packard Refreshes Chromebook 14 With 1080p Display
- North Korea’s Internet Restored Following ‘Unprecedented’ Takedown
- Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Review
- Sony Confirms 'The Interview' Will See Limited Release Christmas Day
- Google Confirms Two Form-Factors, NVIDIA Tegra K1 Support For Project Ara 'LEGO' Smartphone
- Google Self-Driving Car Hits The Road In Fully Functional Prototype
- Reading From Your Tablet In Bed Is Really Screwing Up Your Sleep Cycle
- Ubisoft’s Sneaky Free Game Offer Provides Bulletproof Defense From Assassin’s Creed Lawsuits
- Sony's Legal Hounds Threaten To Sue Twitter For Tweets Containing Leaked Emails
- Elon Musk To Reveal Significant Battery Upgrade for Tesla Roadster This Week
- Samsung Announces Production Of 20nm Mobile LPDDR4, Higher Speeds Than Desktop DDR4
- Fast Moving Smartphone OEM Xiaomi Set To Raise $1B in Funding
- Retaliation? North Korea’s Internet Connection Goes Down Hard
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All News for December 2014
With Google responsible for at least 50% of the world's search traffic, I think it's safe to say that the company knows what it's doing in search -- but that doesn't mean that its service can't be improved over time. No one seems to...
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For those who celebrate the occasion, Christmas is just a day away, and it certainly has Amazon in the giving mood. Getting into the holiday spirit, the mega online retailer kicked off Christmas week with sale prices on a bunch of gadgets...
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Fancy yourself a PlayStation gamer? In the need for a new television? If you answered "Yes" to both questions, then hang tight and be on the lookout for new Samsung smart TVs coming out in the first of 2015. Why? Samsung has partnered with Sony to integrate its PlayStation Now...
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While AT&T is pausing its fiber network rollout in 100 U.S. due to its opposition to President’s Obama’s proposed net neutrality rules and Google is delaying its fiber expansion in 34 markets, it looks as though US Internet is forging...
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Android 5.0 Lollipop was officially rolled out in early October and smartphone OEMs are already pushing out the major operating system update to their newest smartphones. Google’s Nexus devices have been graced with Lollipop goodness and...
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In the mobile space, it's a given that we'll see evolution and innovation each and every year. That's a great thing. It keeps things interesting, and gives us a reason to be excited about what's to come. But, as we all know, it's hard to...
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When a computer vulnerability is revealed by both the Department of Homeland Security and Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, I'd say there's a pretty good chance that it shouldn't be ignored...
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The sub-$200 category isn't the only place you'll find Chromebooks hanging around. For example, take witness of Hewlett-Packard's updated Chromebook 14. It sports most of the same guts as the original, but has been updated with a Full HD 1080p (1920x1080) touchscreen display. With the fancy...
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On Monday, North Korea’s Internet was taken offline. The country suffered a complete Internet outage that lasted around nine hours before it was restored on Tuesday. However, the cause for the outage has yet to be determined.
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We applaud companies willing to push the envelope with innovative new design approaches. Sometimes their efforts aren't rewarded with complete market acceptance, but unique features and hardware that attempt to blaze new trails in existing markets, are always interesting to say the least. In a way, the Galaxy Note Edge fits...
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Breaking news, folks -- Sony has decided not to bow to pressure from hackers to cancel the Christmas Day debut of "The Interview," at least not outright. In a statement pulled from NBC's Facebook page and making the rounds on the web, Sony...
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Google’s Project Ara modular smartphone project took a huge leap forward in late October, as the company for the first time publicly showed a fully functional prototype device running Android. At the time Google also discussed the...
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Google's self-driving car project has crossed a new milestone with the unveiling of its first fully functional prototype. The team behind the project will spend the holidays testing the newest build on its private track with the hope (and...
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It's quite tempting to catch up on sports scores or scroll through your Facebook feed while nestled in your cozy bed with your tablet of choice. However, according to a new study, reading from a light-emitting device before drifting off to...
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Since Assassin’s Creed: Unity’s launch in November 11, the game has been plagued by bugs, glitches, and an assortment of issues that has resulted in Ubisoft releasing multiple patches to rectify these problems. This resulted in Ubisoft...
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Sony is having a tough time figuring out its true enemy (psst, Sony, it's North Korea!). Following a massive cyberattack that resulted in the theft of data and ultimately led to the company cancelling the Christmas Day debut of "The...
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The Tesla Motors Roadster was first released way back in 2008. The vehicle, which was loosely based on the Lotus Elise, is what put Tesla on the map, so to speak, with regards to electric vehicles. Over the course of its four-year...
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Samsung announced today that it has begun volume production of its 8Gb LPDDR4 memory chips, with expected commercial shipments in 2015. The announcement is noteworthy for a number of reasons. First, one of the most important...
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Xiaomi has a success story most companies can only dream of. Despite having been founded only in 2010, the company is already a major player in the mobile market, with the likes of Samsung finding that out the hard way.
One of the...
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If you mess with the bull, you’ll get the horns. Sony became the victim of a massive cyberattack that took place in late November. But not only was Sony a victim, but numerous Sony employees were caught up in the mess when sensitive...
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Last Wednesday, Sony decided not to release “The Interview” in theatres as the hacking group Guardians of Peace threatened 9/11-style attacks at theaters that showed the movie. However, it appears Sony has decided that it will show “The...
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ASUS has posted a cryptic teaser for its newest ZenFone, which will debut at CES 2015 in Las Vegas next month. The headlining feature of the new ZenFone, and the dominant focus of the teaser video, is what appears to be a dual-LED flash setup.
Some have indicated that the new ZenFone will...
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